Tonight We Sing

"The greatest treasure of entertainment in your lifetime!"

1953 1h 49m EN

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9.5

MASTERPIECE

★9.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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The life story of legendary impresario Sol Hurok. A lover of the arts, young immigrant Hurok despairs when he realizes he has no musical or artistic talents. Thus it is that, despite great personal and financial sacrifice, Hurok devotes his life to discovering and nurturing other performers and bringing them to Broadway.

“The greatest treasure of entertainment in your lifetime!”

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Cast

Ezio Pinza
Feodor Chaliapin
David Wayne
Sol Hurok
Roberta Peters
Elsa Valdine
Tamara Toumanova
Anna Pavlova
Isaac Stern
Eugene Ysaye
Byron Palmer
Gregory Lawrence
Jan Peerce
Gregory Lawrence
Oskar Karlweis
Benjamin Golder

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mitchell Leisen
Writers: Harry Kurnitz, Sol Hurok, Ruth Goode
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mitchell Leisen, shot by Leon Shamroy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dorothy Spencer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ezio Pinza and David Wayne and Roberta Peters carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The greatest treasure of entertainment in your lifetime!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0046441 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mitchell Leisen directs. Leon Shamroy behind the camera. Dorothy Spencer cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

173 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Mitchell Leisen, shot by Leon Shamroy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Dorothy Spencer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ezio Pinza and David Wayne and Roberta Peters carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The greatest treasure of entertainment in your lifetime!".
7IMDB entry: tt0046441 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.